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Monday, March 4, 2013

Coastal Flooding Possible Late Wed.

Another National Weather Service update coming Monday

  Coastal flooding may be just one of the features of harsher weather moving into the Jersey Shore region late Wednesday into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The 5 p.m. briefing from the weather service is as follows: "Executive Summary •Low Pressure from the midwest is expected to intensify along the Virginia/ North Carolina coast around midweek, then move east or northeast late Wednesday and Thursday. •Moderate to major coastal flooding is possible along the Atlantic Coast (both NJ and DE). Moderate flooding is possible along the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, the Delaware Bay, tidal Delaware River, and the Raritan Bay. Tides to watch are Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. •Winds could gust to 60 MPH …

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carol jones

11:59 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013

hoping the weatherman is actually wrong on this one enough already   more ›

Saturday, February 9, 2013

MAP: How Much Snow Has Fallen in Point Boro and Point Beach?

See how many inches have fallen in your area with the LIVE map below.

The map above, provided by the National Weather Service, shows snowfall in the past 24 hours in Point Borough and Point Beach. It is updated every 6 hours. This is not a map showing overall snow depth: It only tracks the amount of snow that has fallen in the past day.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Police: Slow Down and Be Careful as Roads About to Get Slippery

Police broadcast National Weather Service's Urgent Winter Weather Advisory

Point Borough police are urging drivers to slow down and use extra caution as the National Weather Service is issuing an urgent winter weather advisory for the area. The advisory is in effect until 1 a.m. Sat., according to the notice on the Nixle public address system used by the Borough and other law enforcement agencies to alert residents to important weather alerts and other news. The National Weather Service forecast is predicting that snowfall will accumulate to a level of one to two inches, with three possible. "Light snow is expected to overspread the area from west to east this afternoon," the notice says."The steadiest snow will fall late this afternoon and this evening before tapering off around midnight from west to east." Due …

Friday, January 28, 2011

Fishing Friday

As Boat Show Season Kicks Off, Few Local Captains Are Sailing

Atlantic City International Power Boat Show will begin Wednesday, Feb. 2

At least the surfers were able to make the best of this week’s nor’easter. For anglers, frigid temperatures followed by the Shore’s latest bout with snow meant boats were tied to the dock, tackle shops were closed and most of our local captains had high-tailed it to Florida or the islands to escape the weather and wet a line. One of the Web sites I often visit to check fishing reports is Mark Marquez’s FishingReportsNow.com. But even Mark’s diligently-updated report, this week, is prefaced with a message warning potential anglers that few boats are sailing and the shops have, well, closed up shop. If you’re looking to spend some of your hard-earned dollars on fishing and its related goodies, however, keep in mind that the Atlantic City …

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